Previous fears that soy-rich diets ...

Previous fears that soy-rich diets contribute to breast cancer have been eased. In fact, according to the novel research, soy could actually cut down a woman's odds of developing the disease.

It was formerly believed that consumption of tofu, soybeans and soy milk lowered the incidence of compact breast tissue, which is considered a high risk for breast cancer.

Then a scientists hinted that the estrogenic mingles in soy might interfere with hormone on a levels and encourage the growth of breast tumors. While the debate lacked scientific evidence, many women backed away from soy

However, according to recent research from three institutions--Cancer Research UK based in London; the National University of Singapore; and the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland--soy could help bring to a woman's odds of developing breast cancer.

The scientists analyzed the proceeds from two previous studies carried public in Singapore: one that researched women's diets and another that analyzed breast tissue density.

In the researchers' of recent origins release, women who ate the mostly soy were 60 percent les likely to have the high-risk breast tissue than women who consum the least soy

The researchers believe that the benefit could approach from a compound in soy called isoflavone, which mimics the action of the female hormone estrogen

Although like phytoestrogens (plant-based estrogens) are not as robust as the estrogen that the corpse produces, they appear to lengthen a woman's menstrual period Previous studies show that the fewer menstrual periods a woman has in her lifetime, the lower her risk of breast cancer.

"These findings make an important contribution toward our ongoing studies forward the relationship between diet and cancer, and they may eventually point to recent ways of preventing breast cancer," says Sir Paul suckle Interim Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK

The novel study supports the results of an April 2000 reflection at the University of Toronto's department of Nutritional Sciences, where, researchers fix that soy poses no higher risk of breast cancer.

David Jenkins, PhD who l the Toronto thought says, "The concern had been whether soy estrogen might actually lead to hormone-dependent breast cancer, still our researchers found no evidence of this."

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